a state where something has come into view or can be seen clearly
(Typically this is said of the appearance of an image or picture, but it can also be said of an issue or something else that get's attention; or of an understanding that become clear.)

The visions he and Voldemort were sharing had changed in quality; they had become blurred, shifting as though they were moving in and out of focus.

She was standing with one foot in midair, with the dumbstruck look of one who had just been Obliviated: her eyes had even drifted out of focus.

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Their faces only came into focus when Harry, Ginny, Lily, and Albus had drawn right up to them.

There are no more uses of "focus" identified with this meaning in the book.

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The bridge collapse brought aging infrastructure into focus as a political issue.

They were all sitting in the living room when he entered the little hall, their attention focused upon Bill, who was talking.

"And why on earth would he tell you?" screeched Muriel, swaying a little in her seat as she attempted to focus upon Harry.

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Ron raised his empty hand and pointed in front of him, his eyes focused on something neither Harry nor Hermione could see.

One of the boys sharing the compartment, who had shown no interest at all in Lily or Snape until that point, looked around at the word, and Harry, whose attention had been focused entirely on the two beside the window, saw his father: slight, black-haired like Snape, but with that indefinable air of having been well-cared-for, even adored, that Snape so conspicuously lacked.

There are no more uses of "focus" identified with this meaning in the book.

a state where something has come into view or can be seen clearly
(Typically this is said of the appearance of an image or picture, but it can also be said of an issue or something else that get's attention; or of an understanding that become clear.)